The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-22
ALL THE NEWS
OF WEST VIRGINIA RECORDED IN
BRIEF SPACE.
Incidents and Accidents and Matters
Miscellaneous.

has sold his residence and it is re-
ported that he talks of leaving Graf
ton.
An incendiary recently set fire to
and destroyed the residence of David
Hamrick, in Braxton county. The
loss is $1,000.
The paper mill company at Har-
per's Ferry has increased their force
to over two hundred men. and are
pushing the work as fast as possible.
Mr. VIM. Bennett, of "High Top
in Irish Corner district, Greenbrier,
county, sold this year $3.50 worth
of peaches gathered from one five
year old tree.
A. L. Rogers, of Braxton county,
while working in a saw mill, was hit
by a piece of timber that was hurled
upon him with terrific force from the
saw table, and quite severely injured.
A number of young men of Yves
ton met at the Opera House Tues
day night, and the result was that a
military organization was affected
under the title Of Company A, Yves
ton Light Guards"
William Joy, Summers county
citizen, aged about so, got intoxica-
ted and lay down beside the tracks
of the Chesapeake q Ohio road. A
passing train struck him and infict-
ed wounds about his head that make
his recovery doubtful.
One night last week some one
tried to blow up the store of S. Ems
wIller, on Lost river, near Moorefield
A can of rock powder with fuse in
it was found under the building.
1t had been lighted, but went out
before it burned TO the powder
AT Martlnsburg, as the result of a
quarrel, George Volgamott stabbed
John Crabb, on last Sunday night,
as he was returning from church, in
flicting serious wound. DR.. Dan
iels, the physician in attendance,
pronounced Crabb in a critical con
dition. Both parties are quite
young.
Tuesday night, last week, a mob
seized Ed. Eldridge, of Ronceverte,
husband of the recently murdered
colored woman, dragged him to the
outskirts of town, and under threats
of hanging tried to extort confes-
sion of the murder. He stoutly de-
MED any knowledge of the crime and
was released.
One day last week Hezekiah Tur-
ley, of the Forks of Coal, Kanawha
county placed in his bureau drawer
81, 900, q payment which had been
made him, locking the drawer. The
money was seen Saturday, but Tues,
day, upon going to the bureau, it
was discovered that the lock had
been broken and the money stolen
Not knowing when the money was
stolen there is no clue to the thief
A little child, aged three years,
belonging to Mr.. Nine, who lives at
Sanders Mill near Terra Alta, stray
ed away from the house last Sunday
morning and could not be found,
The little one was searched for all
day Sunday, but all to no purpose
The search was again continued
Monday morning, when the child
was found about one mile from home
seated in barn yard holding a
handful Of chesnuts and to all APP
pearances unhurt.
The Clarksburg Necs contains the
following: "The rumor has broken
out afresh that the son of James G
Blaine will wed Buckhannon belle
If the rumor be true we do not know
where Mr. Blaine could go to find a
more beautiful town, containing
more eligible and lovely daughters
than Upshur's capital All we ask
of Mr. Blaine is that he will not firt
with the pretty girls of other states
for as we feel an interest in the
presidential nomination boom of his
father that is about ready to bud
the comparison of notes might en-.
courage boomerang"
The Vest Union Record gives de
tails of the suicide of stranger on
Coburn's Fork, Lewis county, or
Saturday last The man gave the
name of Golden, and said that he
was painter and varnisher, He
secured boarding with man names
Wilson. On Sunday night just af
ter dark he told the family that he
had bought revolver at Clarksbure
and that he was going to try it. Sc
he stepped just out of the door and
fired and Immediately fell dead, the
ball passing very near the heart
causing instant death. On his per
son was found a little day book il
which was written: flames B
Shaw, born, White Cottage, Muskin
gum county. Ohio"
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Smith live al
Chesterville, Wood county, and have
family of bright children. A few
days ago Mrs. Smith performed al
heroic feat in an effort to save thu
life Of one of her children which de
serves notice as remarkable exam
pie of what mother will do for hel
child. BERTHE, little six-year- ole
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, was play
ing with his brother Ralph about +:
well which was covered with loose
boards. By a sudden movement o
Ralph the'boards were displaced ant
BERTHE fell to the bottom of the well
eighteen feet deep. Mr.. Smith was
: not at home and there was nobody
near to save the little fellow except
Mrs. Smith. She didn't begir
screaming and wringing her hands
but bravely climbed down the ston,
walls of the well, reached the boy az
he stood in water up to his mouth
got him in her arms and climbed tt
the surface again. How she did il
she is not able to say, neither does
she particularly care since she man
. aged to rescue her child. Most mer
would have run around hunting lad
ders, ropes and buckets, but this
heroic woman saw that something
must be done at once and that there